Ignore? What we know and believe about ourselves. A person's overall self-evaluation or sense of self-worth. A belief that leads to its own fulfillment. Protecting one's self-image with behaviors that create a handy excuse for later failure. Being attuned to the way one presents oneself in social situations and adjusting one's performance to create the desired impression. The act of expressing oneself and behaving in ways designed to create a favorable impression or an impression that corresponds to one's ideals. Beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information. Self-Serving Attributions A form of self-serving bias; the tendency to attribute positive outcomes to oneself and negative outcomes to other factors. The tendency to perceive oneself more favorably than other people do or than is warranted by evidence. A sense that one is competent and effective (different from self-esteem, which is one's sense of self-worth; a sharpshooter in the military might feel high _____ and low self-esteem). An explanation of someone's behavior that focuses on environmental factors. A delayed impact of a message that occurs when an initially discounted message becomes effective after we forget the reason for discounting it. Evaluating one's opinions and abilities by comparing oneself to others. The theory that human interactions are transactions that aim to maximize one's rewards and minimize one's costs. A theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded and punished. The tendency for people to exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal than when they are individually accountable. An interdisciplinary field that explores the neural bases of social and emotional processes and behaviors, and how these processes and behaviors affect our brain and biology. The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Social-Responsibility Norm An expectation that people will help those who need it. A situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing its self-interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior. Examples include the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons. Spontaneous Trait Inference An effortless, automatic inference of a trait after exposure to someone's behavior. The belief that others are paying more attention to our appearance and behavior than they really are. The theory that when we are unsure of our attitudes, we infer them much as would someone observing us—by looking at our behavior and the circumstances under which it occurs.
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Page 2Social Psychology, 7/e Student Center Chapter 1: Introducing Social Psychology Chapter 2: The Self in a Social World Chapter 3: Social Beliefs and Judgments Chapter 4: Behaviors and Attitudes Chapter 5: Genes, Culture, and Gender Chapter 6: Conformity Chapter 7: Persuasion Chapter 8: Group Influence Chapter 9: Prejudice: Disliking Others Chapter 10: Aggression: Hurting Others Chapter 11: Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others Chapter 12: Altruism: Helping Others Chapter 13: Conflict and Peacemaking Chapter 14: Module A Chapter 15: Module B Chapter 16: Module C Page 3Social Psychology, 7/e Instructor Center Instructors Manual Instructors Manual Web Links PowerPoint Presentations Social Psychology ImageGallery McGraw-Hill Image Gallery Professional Resources Links PowerWeb Page 4Social Psychology, 7/e Information Center Sample Chapter Overview Table of Contents About the Author Revision Changes Feature Summary Supplements PageOut! PowerWeb |